Friday, February 26, 2010

March 2 event: Parents' dramatic turnarounds leads to reunification with children

 

 

 

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California  90020

                                                                  (213) 351-5602

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

 

Contact:    Neil Zanville

                    DCFS Office of Public Affairs: (213) 351-5779

                   Day of Event:                          (310  980-7596

 

Board of Supervisors

 

GLORIA MOLINA

First District

 

MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS

Second District

 

ZEV YAROSLAVSKY

Third District

 

DON KNABE

Fourth District

 

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH

Fifth District

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Parents' dramatic success stories leads to reunification with children

Innovative DCFS Programs facilitate safe family reunification

 

What:

On March 2nd, The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Vermont Corridor Office will host an open-house reception as part of L.A. County's week-long Family Reunification Week celebration.  DCFS staff and community partners will celebrate with families that have successfully and safely reunified with their children. 

 

On hand will be representatives from Wraparound Services and Linkages, innovative DCFS programs that provide community-based resources to help families safely reunify with their children.  Families that have achieved dramatic success in  reunifying with their children will share their experiences.

 

Who:

Ernest Melendrez, upon release from prison, focused solely on reunifying with his daughter and in doing so transformed his life and family. Today, Ernest helps others working with Friends Outside Families and is active with Father's Intuition, a group supporting single fathers.  His success story has captured the attention of both Mayor Villaraigosa and Governor Schwarzenegger.  Together with his fiancée, Ernest now provides a loving stable home for his daughter and eight other children as well.

 

Shirley-Shamsid Deen represents another dramatic success story and will discuss how Wraparound and Linkages Services helped her overcome years of addiction to become a nurturing responsible mother.

 

DCFS Administrators, Wraparound & Linkages Program Managers

When:

Tuesday, March 2, 2010      

1 pm - 2:45 pm

Program Begins at 1:15      Featured Family Speakers at  1:30

 

Where:

DCFS Vermont Corridor Office, 8300 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA  90044

Conference Room 418, (323) 965-5171

 

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